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BIBLIOGRAPHY OF ARTICLES AND REPORTS

ON MINERAL-SEPARATION TECHNIQUES,

PROCESSES, AND APPLICATIONS

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BIBLIOGRAPHY OF ARTICLES AND REPORTS

ON MINERAL-SEPARATION TECHNIQUES,

PROCESSES, AND APPLICATIONS

Compiled byRussell S. Harmon

Manned Spacecraft CenterHouston, Texas 77058

ABSTRACT

A bibliography of published articles and re-ports on mineral-separation techniques, processes,and applications is presented along with an authorand subject index. This information is intended foruse in the mineral-separation facility of the LunarReceiving Laboratory at the NASA Manned SpacecraftCenter and as an aid and reference to persons in-volved or interested in mineral separation.

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BIBLIOGRAPHY OF ARTICLES AND REPORTS

ON MINERAL-SEPARATION TECHNIQUES,

PROCESSES, AND APPLICATIONS

By Russell S. HarmonManned Spacecraft Center

INTRODUCTION

The following is a bibliographic presentation of journal articles, books, and con-ference proceedings on mineral-separation techniques, processes, and applicationspublished between 1920 and 1968. The bibliography contains 97 entries. Listings wereobtained from two major sources: (1) compilations of references from published arti-cles and (2) a search of the tables of contents of selected journals and books from thelibraries at the Manned Spacecraft Center, The University of Texas at Austin, Univer-sity of Houston, and Rice University.

The following persons were helpful in providing reprints and reference sourcesused in the bibliography: D. S. Barker, R. B. Coleman, G. B. Dalrymple, W. R.Foreman, W. R. Greenwood, and R. I. Tilling.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

1. Atherton, M. ; and Harrison, E.: A Note on Feed and Asymmetric Devices forMineral Separation. Mineral. Mag., vol. 35, no. 269, 1965, pp. 233-234.

2. Balint, A. ; and Fleming, M. G.: Selective Conditioning of Minerals in GaseousSuspension With the Aid of Electrostatic Forces. Vol. I of VII InternationalMineral Processing Congress Technical Papers (New York), 1965, pp. 279-292.

3. Barsdate, R. J.: Rapid Heavy Mineral Separation. J. Sediment. Petrol., vol. 32,no. 3, 1962, p. 608.

4. Bates, J. D. ; and Bates, B. H.: Evaluation of Heavy Mineral Separation UsingArtificial Samples. J. Sediment. Petrol., vol. 30, no. 1, Mar. 1960,pp. 148-153.

5. Beaufils, Jean P.: Mesure des Travaux d'Extraction Electionique. Modificationde la Methode de I'ficlectrode Vibrante. Compt. Rend., vol. 256, no. 17,Apr. 22, 1963, pp. 3664-3667.

6. Bedford, Robert H.: Gravity Electrostatic Separation Process. Patent 2,116, 613,Oct. 3, 1938.

7. Berg, Ernest L.: A Method for the Mineralogical Practionation of Sediments byMeans of Heavy Liquids and the Centrifuge. J. Sediment. Petrol., vol. 7,no. 2, Aug. 1937, pp. 51-54.

8. Berg, G. A. : Notes on the Dielectric Separation of Mineral Grains. J. Sediment.Petrol., vol. 6, no. 1, Apr. 1936, pp. 23-27.

9. Brien, Frederick B.: Foreign Developments and Research Activities. MiningEng., vol. 15, Feb. 1963, pp. 105-106.

10. Brown, Irvin C.: A Method for the Separation of Heavy Minerals of Fine Soil.J. Paleontol., vol. 3, no. 4, Dec. 1929, pp. 412-414.

11. Browning, J. S.: Heavy Liquids and Procedures for Laboratory Separation ofMinerals. U.S. Bur. of Mines Information Circ. 8007, 1961.

12. Carta, Mario: De Quelques Contributions a la Separation Electrique des Minerals.Fevne de 1'Industrie Minerale, vol. 49, no. 6, 1967, pp. 409-430.

13. Carta, Mario; Ferrara, G. F. ; Del Fa, C. ; and Alfano, G.: Contribution to theElectrostatic Separation of Minerals. Vol. I of VII International MineralProcessing Congress Technical Papers (New York), 1965, pp. 427-446.

14. Cheeseman, D. R.: A New Technique in Centrifugal Mineral Separation. Can.Mineralogist, vol. 6, 1957, pp. 153-155.

15. Clerici, Enrico: Ulterion Ricerche sin Liquidi Pesanti per la Separzione desMinerali. Atti Reale Accad. Nazi. Lincei, ser. 5, vol. 31, 1922, pp. 116-118.

16. Correns, C. W.: Uber Zwei Einfache Verfahren fu'r das Zentrifugieren mitSchweren Lo'sungen. Centr. Mineral., Abt. A, no. 6, 1933, pp. 204-207.

17. Dean, R. S. ; and Davis, C. W.: Magnetic Separation of Ores. U.S. Bur. ofMines Bull. 425, 1941.

18. Emmons, R. C.: On Gravity Separation. Am. Mineralogist, vol. 15, no. 11,Nov. 1930, p. 536.

19. Erwing, C. J. C.: A Comparison of the Methods of Heavy Mineral Separation.Geol. Mag., vol. 68, 1931, pp. 136-140.

20. Fairbairn, H. W. : Concentrations of Heavy Accessories from Large RockSamples. Am. Mineralogist, vol. 40, nos. 5 and 6, May and June 1955,pp. 458-468.

21. Faul, Henry; and Davis, Gordon L.: Mineral Separation with AsymmetricVibrators. Am. Mineralogist, vol. 44, nos. 9 and 10, Sept. and Oct. 1959,pp. 1076-1082.

22. Foster, Wilfrid R.: Gravity Separation in Powder Mounts as an Aid to thePetrographer. Am. Mineralogist, vol. 32, nos. 7 and 8, July and Aug. 1947,pp. 462-467.

23. Fraser, F. J.: A Simple Apparatus for Heavy Mineral Separation. Econ. Geol.,vol. 23, no. 1, Jan. 1928, pp. 99-100.

24. Frass, Foster: The Conductance Electrostatic Separator. Trans. AIME,vol. 153, 1943, pp. 576-587.

25. Frass, Foster: Notes on Drying for Electrostatic Separation of Particles. Min.Technol., vol. 11, no. 6, Nov. 1947, pp. 1-14.

26. Frass, Foster: Electrostatic Separation of Granular Materials. U. S. Bur. ofMines Bull. 603, 1962.

27. Frass, Foster: The Matrix-Type Magnetic Separator. U.S. Bur. of MinesReports of Investigations 6722, 1966.

28. Frass, Foster; and Ralston, Oliver C.: Electrostatic Separation of Solids.Ind. Eng. Chem., vol. 32, 1940, pp. 600-604.

29. Frohlich, H.: Dielectric Constants and Dielectric Loss. Theory of Dielectrics.Oxford University Press (Princeton), 1949.

30. Frost, I. C.: An Elutriating Tube for the Specific Gravity Separation of Minerals.Am. Mineralogist, vol. 44, nos. 7 and 8, July and Aug. 1959, pp. £86-890.

31. Fuerstenau, Maurice C.: An Improved Flotation Technique. Eng. and Min. J.,vol. 165, no. 11, 1964, pp. 108-109.

32. Gad, M. A.; and Le Ridge, H. H.: A Method for Separating the Detrital andNon-Detrital Fraction of Trace Elements in Reduced Sediments. Geochim.Cosmochim. Acta, vol. 30, Sept. 1966, pp. 841-846.

33. Gaines, R. V.: Part 2, Me'todos de Laboratorio para la Separacion de MuestrosMinerales. Mexico Univ. Nac. Autonoma Inst. Geologia, vol. 75, 1965,pp. 17-36.

34. Gaudin, A. M.: Flotation. Seconded., McGraw-Hill Book Co., Inc., 1957.

35. Gaudin, A. M.; and Speeden, H. R.: Magnetic Separation of Sulfide Minerals.AIME Tech. Pub. 1549, 13B, 1943.

36. Hallimond, A. F.: An Electromagnetic Separator for Mineral Powders. Mineral.Mag., vol. 22, 1930, pp. 377-381.

37. Hanna, Marcus A.: Separation of Fossils and Other Light Materials by Means ofHeavy Liquids. Econ. Geol., vol. 22, no. 1, Jan. and Feb. 1927, pp. 14-17.

38. Harris, R. L., Jr.: A Water Tower Apparatus to Improve Zircon SeparationTechnique. Geol. Soc. Am. Bull., vol. 76, no. 8, 1965, pp. 971-974.

39. Hatfield, H. S.: Dielectric Separation: A New Method for Treatment of Ores.Trans. AIME, vol. 33, Feb. 21, 1924, pp. 335-342.

40. Hess, H. H.: Notes on the Operation of Frantz Isodynamic Magnetic Separator.Instrument Instruction Booklet, S. G. Frantz Co., Inc. (New York), 1959.

41. Hilderbrand, Fred A.: Use of Aerosol in Grain Sorting. Am. Mineralogist,vol. 37, nos. 1 and 2, Jan. and Feb. 1952, pp. 129-130.

42. Hirst, D. M.; and Nicholls, Geoffrey D.: Separation of the Detrital and Non-Detrital Fractions of Limestones. Part 1 of Techniques in Sedimentary Geo-chemistry. J. Sediment. Petrol., vol. 28, no. 4, Dec. 1958, pp. 468-481.

43. Holman, B. W.; and St. Shepard, J. R. C.: Dielectric Mineral Separation:Notes on laboratory work. Min. Met. Bull. 233, 1924.

44. Holmes, A.: Petrographic Methods and Calculations. Thomas Murby and Co.(London), 1930.

45. Hutton, C. Osborne: Some Features of Heavy Mineral Separations. Proc. Roy.Soc. (New Zealand), vol. 73, part 2, Sept. 1943, pp. 76-83.

46. Hutton, C. Osborne: Studies of Heavy Detrital Minerals. Geol. Soc. Am. Bull.,vol. 61, 1950, pp. 635-716.

47. Jahns, R. H.: Clerici Solution for the Specific Gravity Determination of SmallMineral Grains. Am. Mineralogist, vol. 24, no. 2, Feb. 1939, pp. 116-122.

48. Johnson, Herbert B.: Selective Electrostatic Separations. AIME Tech. Pub. 877,Min. Technol., vol. 2, Jan. 1938.

49. Jones, M. P.: A Continuous, Laboratory-Size Density Separator for GranularMaterials. Mineral. Mag., vol. 35, no. 271, Sept. 1965, pp. 536-541.

50. Kakovskii, I. A.; and Revnivtsev, V. I.: The Effects of Surface Conditioning onthe Electrostatic Separation of Minerals of Low Conductivity. Congr. on Min.Prep. (London), vol. 11, 1960, pp. 492-497.

51. Kellagher, R. C.; and Flanagan, F. J.: The Multiple-Cone Sample Splitter.J. Sediment. Petrol., vol. 26, no. 3, Sept. 1956, pp. 213-221.

52. Kittrick, J. A.: The Density Separation of Clay Minerals in Thallous FormateSolutions. Am. Mineralogist, vol. 46, nos. 5 and 6, May and June 1961,pp. 744-747.

53. Krumbein, W. C.; and Pettijohn, F. J.: Manual of Sedimentary Petrography.Appleton-Century-Crofts, Inc. (New York), 1938, pp. 320-358.

54. Ksanda, C. J.: An Electromagnetic Separator for Laboratory Use. J. Opt. Soc.Am., vol. 13, 1926.

55. Kunitz, W.: Eine Schnellmethode der gravimetrischen Phasenanalyse mittels derZentrifuge. Centr. Mineral., Abt. A, 1931, pp. 225-232.

56. Lillie, Ralph W.: Histopathologic Technic and Practical Histochemistry.Blakiston Company, Inc. (New York), 1954, pp. 93-114.

57. Loeb, Leonard B.: Static Electrification. Springer-Verlag (Berlin), 1958,pp. 164-190.

58. McAndrew, J.: Calibration of a Frantz Isodynamic Separator and its Applicationto Mineral Separation. Australian Inst. Min. Met. Proc., vol. 181, May 1957,pp. 59-73.

59. Mathisrud, Gordon C.: Magnetic Separations in Petrography. Am. Mineralogist,vol. 27, no. 9, Sept. 1942, pp. 629-637.

60. Milner, Henry B.; Ward, A. M.; and Higham, Frank, eds.: Methods In Sedi-mentary Petrography. Vol. I of Sedimentary Petrography. Fourth ed.,MacMillan Co., 1962, pp. 119-123.

61. Modarresi, Hassan G.: Simple and Effective Device for Gravity Separation ofHeavy Mineral Grains. J. Sediment. Petrol., vol. 38, no. 1, Mar. 1968,pp. 240-242.

62. Muller, L. D.: The Micropanner. An Apparatus for the Gravity Concentrationof Small Quantities of Materials. Trans. AIME, vol. 623, 1958, pp. 1-7.

63. Neuerburgy, George J.: A Method of Mineral Separation Using HydrofluoricAcid. Am. Mineralogist, vol. 46, nos. 11 and 12, 1961, pp. 1498-1501.

64. Nickel, E. H.: A New Centrifuge Tube for Mineral Separation. Am. Mineralo-gist, vol. 40, nos. 7 and 8, July and Aug. 1955, pp. 697-699.

65. O'Connell, W. L., Jr.: Properties of Heavy Liquids. Trans. AIME, vol. 226,1963, pp. 126-132.

66. Officer, V . C . : A New Laboratory Separator for Mineral Sands. New ZealandJ. Sci. Technol., vol. 29(B), 1947, p. 133.

67. Parks, G. A.; Jindal, K. B.; and Anderson, J. H., Jr.: Temperature andHumidity in Electrical Separation of Oxide Minerals. Trans. AIME, vol. 235,no. 4, 1966, pp. 451-457.

68. Pohl, Herbert A.; and Plymale, Charles E.: Continuous Separation of Suspen-sions by Non-Uniform Electric Fields in Liquid Dielectrics. Plastics Labora-tory Tech. Kept. 53B, Dept. of Army Proj. 3-99-15-108, Princeton University,1959.

69. Pohl, Herbert A.; and Schwar, J. P.: Factors Affecting the Separation of Sus-pension in Non-Uniform Electric Fields. J. Appl. Phys., vol. 30, no. 1,Jan. 1959, pp. 69-73.

70. Pollack, Jerome M.: Removal of Heavy Liquid Separates from Glass CentrifugeTubes — Additional Suggestions. J. Sediment. Petrol., vol. 32, no. 3, 1962,p. 607.

71. Pryor, E. J.: Mineral Processing. Third ed., Elsevier Pub. Co. (Amsterdam,N.Y.), 1965.

72. Ralston, Oliver C.: Electrostatic Separation of Mixed Granular Solids. ElsevierPub. Co. (Amsterdam, N. Y.), 1961.

73. Ray, Satyabrata; Gault, H. R.; and Dodd, Charles G.: The Separation of ClayMinerals from Carbonate Rocks. Am. Mineralogist, vol. 42, nos. 9 and 10,Sept. and Oct. 1957, pp. 681-686.

74. Rodda, J. L.: Microseparation of Minerals in Heavy Liquids. Am. Mineralogist,vol. 36, nos. 8 and 9, July and Aug.x 1951, pp. 625-626.

75. Rosenblum, Sam: Magnetic Susceptibilities of Minerals in the Frantz IsodynamicMagnetic Separator. Am. Mineralogist, vol. 43, nos. 1 arid 2, Jan. andFeb. 1958, pp. 170-173.

76. Rosenholtz, J. L.; and Smith, D. T.: The Dielectric Constant of MineralPowders. Am. Mineralogist, vol. 21, no. 2, Feb. 1936, pp. 115-120.

77. Ross, Clarence S.: Preparation of Sedimentary Materials for Study. Econ. Geol.,vol. 23, no. 3, May 4, 1928, p. 334.

78. Schon, Robert; and Lee, D. E.: Successful Separation of Silt-Size Minerals inHeavy Liquids. U.S. Geol. Surv. Res. Prof. Paper 501, pp. B154-157.

79. Schroeder, Fritz: Scheidetrichterzum Einsetzen in die Zentrifuge beim Trennenvon Mineralgemischen mit Schweren Fleissigkeiten, Contr. Mineral., Abt. A,1930, pp. 38-46.

80. Sclar, Charles B.; and Weissberg, Alfred: Density Chart for the Preparationof Heavy Liquids for Mineralogical Analysis. Trans. AIME, vol. 220, 1961,pp. 349-351.

81. Scull, Bertson J.: Removal of Heavy Liquid Separates from Glass CentrifugeTubes — Alternative Method. J. Sediment. Petrol., vol. 30, no. 4, Dec. 1960,p. 626.

82. Senftle, F. E.: Apparatus for the Separation of Mineral Grains. Am. Mineralo-gist, vol. 36, nos. 11 and 12, Nov. and Dec. 1951, pp. 910-912.

83. Smales, A. A.; and Wager, L. R., eds.: Methods in Geochemistry. Inter-science Pub., Inc. (New York), 1960.

84. Steacy, H. R.: A Method for Separation of Mineral Grains From Sized Products.Am. Mineralogist, vol. 37, nos. 5 and 6, May and June 1952, pp. 550-551.

85. Sullivan, J. D.: Heavy Liquids for Mineralogical Analyses. U.S. Bur. of MinesTech. Paper 381, 1927.

86. Taggart, Arthur F.: Handbook of Mineral Processing. Chapman and Hall(London), 1945.

87. Taylor, Garvin L.: A Centrifuge Tube for Heavy Mineral Separations.J. Sediment. Petrol., vol. 3, no. 1, Apr. 1933, pp. 45-46.

88. Vassar, Helen E.: Clerici Solution for Mineral Separation by Gravity. Am.Mineralogist, vol. 10, no. 5, May 1925, pp. 123-125.

89. Verschure, R. H.; and Ijlst, L.: Apparatus for Continuous Dielectric-MediumSeparation of Mineral Grains. Nature, vol. 211, no. 5049, Aug. 6, 1966,pp. 619-620.

90. Verschure, R. H.; and Ijlst, L.: The Intracentrifuge: A Device for ContinuousSeparation of Heavy Minerals. Mineral. Mag., vol. 35, no. 276, Dec. 1966,pp. 1165-1167.

91. Vincent, H. C. G.: Mineral Separation by an Electrochemical Magnetic Method.Nature, vol. 167, 1951, p. 1074.

92. Von Wolff, F.: Die Trennung fester Phasen durch die Zentrifuge. Centr.Mineral., Abt. A, 1927, pp. 449-452.

93. Wager, L. R.; and Brown, G. M.: Collection and Preparation of Material forAnalysis. Methods in Geochemistry, ch. II, A. A. Smales and L. R. Wager,eds., Interscience Pub., Inc. (New York), 1960, pp. 4-32.

94. Woo, C. C.: Heavy Media Column Separation: A New Technique for PetrographicAnalysis. Am. Mineralogist, vol. 49, nos. 1 and 2, Jan. and Feb. 1964,pp. 116-126.

95. Woodford, Alfred O.: Methods for Heavy Mineral Investigations. Econ. Geol.,vol. 20, no. 1, 1925, pp. 103-104.

96. Woodley, D. J. A.; and Duff ell, C. H.: A High-Tension Disc Separator. Min.Mag., vol. Ill, 1964, pp. 313-315.

97. Zussman, J., ed.: Physical Methods in Determinative Mineralogy. AcademicPress (New York), 1967.

AUTHOR INDEX

Author

Anderson, J.

Atherton, M.

Balint, A.

Barsdate, R.

Bates, B.

Bates, J.

Beaufils, J.

Bedford, R.

Berg, E.

Berg, G. .

Brien, F.

Brown, G.

Brown, I.

Browning, J.

Carta, M.

Cheeseman, D.

Clerici, E.

Correns, C.

Davis, C.

Davis, G.

Dean, R.

Del Fa, C.

Dodd, C.

Reference

67

1

2

3

4

4

5

6

7

8

9

93

10

11

12, 13

14

15

16

17

21

17

13

73

Author Referencje

Duffeil, C. 96

Emmons, R. 18

Erwing, C. 19

Fairbairn, H. 20

Faul, H , . 2 1

Ferrara, G. 13

Flanagan, F. 51

Fleming, M. 2

Foster, W, 22

Fraser, F. 23

Frass, F. 24, 25, 26, 27, 28

Fro'hlich, H. 29

Frost, I. 30

Fuerstenau, M. 31

Gad, M. 32

Gaines, R. 33

Gaudin, A. 34, 35

Gault, H. 73

Hallimond, A. 36

Hanna, M. 37

Harris, R. 38

Harrison, E. 1

Hatfield, H. 39

Hess, H. 40

Higham, F. (ed.) 60

Author

Hilderbrand, F.

Hirst, D.

Holman, B.

Holmes, A.

Button, C.

Ijlst, L.

Jahns, R.

Jindal, K.

Johnson, H.

Jones, M.

Kakovskii, I.

Kellagher, R.

Kittrick, J.

Krumbein, W.

Ksanda, C.

Kunitz, W.

Lee, D.

Lillie, R.

Le Ridge, H.

Loeb, L.

McAndrew, J.

Mathisrud, G.

Milner, H. (ed.)

Modarresi, H.

Muller, L.

Reference

41

42

43

44

45, 46

89, 90

47

67

48

49

50

51

52

53

54

55

78

56

32

57

58

59

60

61

62

10

Author

Neuerburgy, G.

Nicholls, G.

Nickel, E.

O'Connell, W.

Officer, V.

Parks, G.

Pettijohn, F.

Ply male, C.•

Pohl, H.

Pollack, J.

Pryor, E.

Ralston, O.

Ray, S.

Revnivtsev, V.

Rodda, J.

Rosenblum, S.

Rosenholtz, J.

Ross, C.

Schon, R.

Schroeder, F.

Schwar, J.

Sclar, C.

Scull, B.

Senftle, F.

Smales, A. (ed.)

Reference

63

42

64

65

66

67

53

68

68, 69

TO

71

28, 72

73

50

74

75

76

77

78

79

69

80

81

82

83

11

Author Reference

Smith, D.

Speeden, H.

St. Shepard, J.

Steacy, H.

Sullivan, J.

Taggart, A.

Taylor, G.

Vassar, H.

Verschure, R.

Vincent, H.

Von Wolff, F.

Wager, L. (ed.)

Ward, A. (ed.)

Weissberg, A.

Woo, C.

Woodford, A.

Woodley, D.

Zussman, J. (ed.)

76

35

43

84

85

86

87

88

89, 90

91

92

83, 93

60

80

94

95

96

97

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SUBJECT INDEX

Subject Reference

Dielectric separation 8, 39, 43, 68, 89, 97

Electrostatic separation 1, 2, 5, 8, 9, 12, 13, 2i, 24, 25,26, 28, 29, 30, 44, 48, 49, 50, 53,57, 60, 67, 69, 72, 91, 97

Eleutriation separation 30

Heavy liquid separation 3, 7, 11, 14, 15, 16, 18, 22, 31,33, 34, 37, 44, 47, 52, 53, 60, 61,64, 65, 70, 71, 74, 77, 78, 79, 80,81, 82, 85, 86, 90, 93, 94, 95, 97

Heavy mineral separation 3, 4, 10, 19, 20, 23, 32, 38, 45,46, 51, 53, 55, 60, 61, 62, 82, 86,90, 93, 94, 95, 97

High tension separation 96

Magnetic separation 9, 17, 27, 33, 35, 36, 40, 44, 53,. 54, 58, 59, 60, 75, 91, 97 -

Solubility separation 32, 33, 42, 63, 73, 77, 82, 97

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